My parents

Today, Court Lily and I went to visit my parents.  Lily loves to go so she can play with my sister, Abby Nelle (the dog).
They're good, thankfully. 
We had a great visit and now I'm home cooking supper!!!

HAPPY OCTOBER

I'm FINALLY off work today after working 3 LONG LONG 12 hr. days.  Really.  Ashley is coming home from New Hampshire in December for a whole week and we can NOT wait!  Especially MEEEE!  We Skype a lot and she loves to talk to Lily!!!

 

That's our girl in her Halloween costume this year.  She's a fairy princess I think.  Or an angel.  Whatever she is, she's beyond precious!!

 



We take her to Renfro Valley, KY whenever Courtney performs up there and here she is picking her pumpkin.  She loves the camera and knows when we take her picture, she can view it on the phone.  I plan on getting her own phone for her next year.  Yes, I'm serious. hehe
Words can never come close to describing how much we treasure, love and just worship her.  We know how fortunate we are to have her live with us and can't imagine the day when Britt moves out.  I can't even type about it, so I won't.
Since my Mom-in-law passed away this past March, there hasn't been a day that's gone by that we don't wish she was here to see how we're all doing, mostly for Lily tho.  She would have loved her since of humor.  I take comfort in believing she is watching over that baby. 
Ash is doing really great!!!  She seems to love it up there in N.H. and I'm SOOOO glad.  John is wonderful and so is his family.  Time will tell what will happen with them, but I can see Ashley giving it 1000% and I hope he can appreciate and love her as much as we do.  Her sense of humor is wonderful and we love that about her.  I hope he sees that!!
Britt has begun dating a really nice guy who thinks the world of her.  He also has a daughter, which I'm thankful for.  Time also will tell with that!!

 

Here is Ash and Lily Skyping.  I LOVE IT!  Isn't Ash just beautiful!!! sniff sniff.

 

 

 

Here is Court singing up there. She is the happiest I've ever seen her and I just hope and pray she'll stay that way.  She has a gift and has found a place to share it.  Classic country isn't popular anymore, but there is a whole ton of people who love to hear it and watch it.  She loves it!!

 

 



Here I am with my most amazing niece Lauren.  She's a senior this year and plans on going to college at my alma mater, North Greenville University.  I laid the foundation down for her to continue on with.  She will exceed there and I look forward hearing how she does there.  Her and Lily have the same nose, in case you were wondering.
Britt has lost over 80 lbs. now and looks the best I've ever seen her!!

 

 

I don't have a good picture of her by herself, so I'll just use this one.  I remember when I took this, this past summer, I was missing Ashley so badly.  When she comes home in December, I will have my wonderful Note 3 glued to my eyeball taking pic after pic!!!

Well, that's it for the moment.  I have a fall time cake in the oven and Lily is asleep on the couch.  Britt and Court are at work and Ash too up yonder!  Mike just woke up.

More soon!!!

Just thought I'd share this pic of Lily....sniff sniff

Have you EVER!!!  We love her beyond anything we've ever known!!!!

Autumn is here....

This year is almost over and except for 2011, this has been a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE year.  My Mother-in-Law passed away on Mike's birthday in March.  Then, after I could finally come to grips with that (she lived across the street from us and we were over there ALLLL the time, especially dinner time!!!), I had to put my 18 yr. old beloved Buddy to sleep.  That just about pushed me over the edge.  I went alone because I didn't have anyone that could go with me, it was very late at night and I knew if anyone went with me, it would have been even more worse.  He was almost gone when I got to the emergency vet clinic and the Valium they gave him in a shot before the pink stuff put him over.  It was the second worst day of my life. The first was when Lily had her seizure in 2011, and is still in recovery from.
THENNNN, Ashley moved to New Hampshire to be with John.  I miss her ferociously!  She's my humorous baby and I miss her laughter, her smiles, her sense of humor, her practical jokes...I just miss her.  We all do.
THENNNNNNN, a bff of mine lost her 21 yr. old son in a car wreck. THENNN, on my birthday, my big 50,  I was at his funeral and my parents call and tell my my Uncle Dennis had passed away.  I immediately, from the cemetery, called Mike to tell him my birthday plans are cancelled, I didn't want cake, no party, no wishes, no anything.  We will celebrate it next year on my big 51 birthday.  So, we didn't do anything.  It was a terrible time.
 AND, I have lost several friends and it's just awful.  I remember telling my whole family the beginning of this year, it was going to be a terrible year, and lo and behold it is.  January 1, 2014, I will be so happy!  I may even call out of work sick, just to be thankful all day that it's over.
I have very few positives out of this year, except my family is well and healthy.  That is a HUGE positive, believe me.  Lets see...we got a kitten for Lily and a fish tank. Ummmm.....I still like my job.  OH, Courtney is doing well performing at Renfro Valley, Ky.  She LOVES it and they love her!!! More on that on another day.
Anyways, enough of this cheerful post.  I can't tell you how many photos I have taken this year, but loads.  I have so many of Lily, if I had them all printed, I'd have to rent a storage building to put them in!!!
I have much to look forward to also this year.  Ashley is coming home for a week in December!!!  And 2013 is coming to an end!! WOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!